Category Archives: Urban

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Louis…

October 3, 2008 – 10:57 am

Louis brought his parents back to Sugar for an urban session today and we had a great time tramping to my favorite little spots for shooting in Deep Ellum.

This little guy has grown so much from last year, and when I saw these blue eyes and curls peeking out from his carseat, I swooned.

YUMMY!

Then, when his parents pulled out his fireman helmet and offered to take off his shirt, I did a mental “SQUEEEEE!”

But when his parents started smooching behind me and this laugh bubbled up? I died and went to heaven…RIGHT THERE ON THE SPOT.

Thanks Louis for dragging your cute parents back to Big D for your session!  You’re going to have THE coolest holiday cards on the block!

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And this concludes this week of crazy shooting!  Don’t worry, I’ll be back next week (starting Tuesday) with more SWEET families ;)  But I get four days off to rest my shutter finger, play with my kids, hang with friends, and enjoy our last few days as a family of 4.  We’ll be in the hill country for a long weekend, and will be raring to go again when we get back!  We have 7 sessions to shoot next week (in 3 days…this will be interesting), and the week after has our last 2 days of shooting for the season. Then…BABY TIME! ( and if you haven’t seen our nursery pics…take a look!)

Who knows…maybe I’ll get ‘the call’ this weekend and get to hightail it back to Dallas. Wouldn’t that make for an awesome tale?

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Hudson and Jensen…

September 22, 2008 – 1:32 pm

Hudson had his 1 year baby plan session on Friday, and we had a fun time doing the boy thang in Deep Ellum.  There was much excitement in the air (as you can see):

Happy Birthday sweet Hudson! I hope your birthday party ROCKED!

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Urban Beck…

September 11, 2008 – 2:58 pm

(not be confused with Baby Beck from the session I just posted)

Beck and his parents braved yesterday’s ‘is it REALLY raining? or just pretending?” misty weather for their Urban session yesterday, and WOW did we have fun.  He is such a happy, bright-eyed little guy and I LOVED photographing him last year…this year did not disappoint and was even more fun.

(it’s good to be three)

We had to drag out his Halloween costume for a few too (he’s a firefighter, in case the hat and boots didn’t give it away)

AND THEN (in true Sugar fashion)…we got creative and took advantage of a HUGE puddle in the parking lot. His parents were SO COOL about my pointing at their kid, his boots, and the puddle, and saying “Dude, go for it!”

(he went for it)

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Portrait of a modern family…

June 9, 2008 – 1:48 am

One of my favorite things about these Adoption Sunday sessions is seeing first hand the many different ways that families are made.  Adoption is not just about a married couple that decides to adopt after battling infertility.

Families can consist of two mommies, two daddies, one parent, or one of each.  Biological children can come first, last, somewhere in the middle, or not at all.  Adoptees can travel from across the world, or across town, to find their forever homes.

Above all, these families are formed with love.  And passion.  It is about feeling that tug, listening to that inner voice, and following your heart.

Meet Z.Alexander and his Mommy.  She is a single parent and several years ago followed her heart into the world of foster parenting.  She first met Z when he was two years old, and last year his adoption was finalized.  He is forever hers, and she his.

He is a darling five year old little guy with a zest for life, just brimming with confidence and an outgoing personality.  His Mommy says he has come a very long way since the first time she met him, and I can only imagine how wonderfully his life changed the day they found one another.

She is currently fostering another little one, and it’s humbling to watch her handle two active children and know that she works and keeps up with these two, all on her own.  What an inspiration.

This image speaks volumes to me about love, patience, strength, and the overall beauty of adoption.

Thank you everyone for your kind emails, comments, phone calls, and overall support for this project.  We are just getting started, and look forward to the upcoming sessions that we have to look forward to.

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Caroline in the City…

April 30, 2008 – 10:19 pm

Today I had the chance to play with a SENIOR (SQUEALS OF GLEE). I love little ones to pieces. Love wrangling them until we get the photographs their parents are hoping for. But there is something special about photographing a high school senior. It helps spark a little creativity and just plain gets me fired up when I have something a little different on the schedule. We had fun today…check her out:

She had THE most amazing eyes. I swear they were the same color as this lime green wall. And I pinkie swear that I did NOT photoshop them to make them stand out. Her eyes are stunning just as they are.

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